Venezuela’s Maduro seek immunity from US drug charges
Nicholas Maduro
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September 3, 2026

Venezuela’s Maduro seek immunity from US drug charges

NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Venezuela’s ousted leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife asked a US judge late Wednesday to dismiss drug trafficking charges against them, claiming they have immunity as president and first lady of a sovereign country.

The pair have been held in a Brooklyn jail ever since US forces seized them in Caracas on January 3 in a stunning operation to depose the authoritarian Venezuelan leader.

Maduro and Cilia Flores have both pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking and firearms charges. A hearing on their dismissal arguments is scheduled in New York for November 7, while their trial is set for June 2027.

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